THE INANGAHUA REEFS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1262, 15 August 1872, Page 3

THE INANGAHUA REEFS.

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The tender of W. B. Priohard, of Melbourne, for the supply of crashing maohinery for the Caledonian Company, Registered, has been accepted at L3BO, It is to be turned out of Langland's foundry, and will be forwarded to Reefion via Westport with all possible despatch. The stone now got oat looks admirable.

A reef Bft iv thickness, and showing well, has been struck in the low level in German Jack's lease.

The Boulder Gold Mining lease, recently reported as having been withdrawn, has been recommended in the reduced area of 11 acres, and operations are in progress. A letter has been received from Mr John Harris, manager of the Golden Fleece Company, correcting a report in our previous issue as to the quantity of stone which will be pat through at the Ajax^ Company's battery for their first crushing. This has always been set down at 300 tons, as that was the quantity agreed upon between the Ajax Company and the Golden Fleece Company, but in our hut issue our mining reporter hinted that this quantity might be slightly exceeded. It appears that his information was incorrect, since the mining manager of the Golden Fleece Company, Mr Harris, states it to be the determination of the company to wash up after having crushed 300 tons. It is probable that in a few days a large number of unoccupied sections in the Valley will be withdrawn from the Gold* Fields and dffered for sale— Messrs Austin and Darby having completed their contract with the Government for the survey of 10,000 acres of agricultural land in the Inangahua Valley. The ground so offered for sale will not, however, include blocks previously applied for as leases and ooqu,* pied, which will be ready to be submitted by the Warden for the consideration of the Government by next post. • rope to 'work the Ajax Company's coal trucks arrived at Black's Foint on Wednesday last, Mr Mirfin ha.v« V^ft consented to the padthoraea laden with the 1 material pajtfngfover the new road. I<at§r in the day abont ten packhordes, laden with- sundry merchandise came over the, track, although a notice hftd heen posted prohibiting traffic. Mr Mirfin met the drivers at this end and cautioned them against repeating the attempt until the road had been declared open to traffic. On the news spreading that any endeavoring to oross the new track would be turned bgok, some of the packers started from Squaretown after nightfall with the intention of passing through under cover of the darkness, but they reckoned without .their host, as the road-overseer baled them up, revolver in hand, and threatened to shoot down the horses if the drivers persisted in attempting to get through. Mr Mirfin turned them off the road there and then, and the discomfited packers had to find their way through the bush from the Devil's Creek to the Old Saddle track, as they best could. It is needless to add that Mr Mitfin in thus acting only performed his duty. _